TOEIC Error Recognition 1) Should we really speak of the breakdown of families when we are perhaps witnessing new family forms and a new social structure arising late capitalism? * It should be “arising from”.

2) Advocacy for child war victims, children in hazardous work, abused children and those variously exploited or handicapped has attracted the attention and commitment of legislators and policy-makers through the world. * It should be “throughout”.

3) The increase population, and rapid economic growth in recent years, has put a large and increasing stress on the water resources and environment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. * It should be “increase in population“.

4) The technology, developed in coal-rich Germany in the 1920s, involves partly burning coal to turn it into a gas, then using a catalyst, usually a metal, make it liquid. * It should be “To make it”.

5) In 2004, a team led by the government environment ministry says that chemicals from the factory had contaminated sediment in the bay and entered the food chain. * It should be “said that chemicals”.

6) The economy is heavy dependent on industry, and economic growth has always been of greater concern than environmental preservation. * It should be “heavily dependant”.

7) Most of the large industries in the country are well organized and structured and are sometimes backed up internationally reputable mother companies. * It should be “backed up by”.

8) Public opinion polls have consistently demonstrated the publics willingness for “tradeoff” economic growths for environmental protection. * It should be “willingness to”.

9) The minimum wage bill provides for a gradual reduction of the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour over two years. * It should be “increase” not “reduction”.

10) Education should emphasize our interdependence with peoples, with other species and with the planet as a whole. *